Converged infrastructure solutions from Extreme Networks deliver powerful capabilities to solve the following tough networking challenges.

Voice Class Availability

• Predictable Operations—ExtremeXOS™, a modular operating system from edge to core, supports hitless software and hardware upgrades, secure networking, scalable operations, extensible functionality and flexible policy management.
• Preventing Dropped Calls—Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching (EAPS) enables 50Ms link failover to standby switches.
• Hardware redundancy—Hot swappable cards, fans and power supplies. Power redundancy also supported.

Integrated Management

• Simplifying Adds, Drops and Changes––Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) the standard-based neighbor discovery protocol with MED extensions configures and manages ports on an Extreme Networks network (PoE auto negotiation, Universal Port Manager).
• Discovery and Management––Extreme Networks and Avaya have undertaken joint development to coordinate AIM and EPICenter^® management tools to discover and manage Avaya and Extreme Networks devices from either platform.

Comprehensive Security

• Virtualized Security Resources-Engaging the network to participate in security through Sentriant™ (rapid threat detection) and Sentriant AG (network access control). Sentriant works with the BlackDiamond^® CLEAR-Flow security rules engine technology-a comprehensive, scalable and easy-to-use network-based security solution.
• Login-based Segregation with Cost Savings-Multiple supplicant support permits a phone to authenticate via its unique 802.1x supplicant or MAC address and, separately, a PC or other device connected via the phone's second Ethernet port to authenticate using its unique 802.1x supplicant or MAC address. Unique login/authentication permits network administrators to segregate and prioritize voice traffic from data traffic and halves the number of cabling runs and ports required on the network
• Network-based Segregation and Services Protection-Comprising VLANs, QoS, ACLs, IP Security (i.e., Trusted DHCP server, Gratuitous ARP identification, ARP Validation, Disable ARP learning, and Source IP Lockdown) and MAC limits.

High Quality Voice Connections

• Dial-tone Availability––Networks offers both Ingress/Egress QoS queuing with up to 8 queues per port for granular QoS functionality supporting dial-tone availability under high congestion conditions (Tolly Report, 2005).
• Path Visibility––Extreme Networks has embedded Avaya's Converged Network Analyzer (CNA) agents on all ExtremeXOS platforms. Deeper voice traffic monitoring and visibility into the network including auto-rerouting of voice calls over optimum WAN paths.
• Wireless Mobility––Extreme Networks Summit^® WM products support voice-grade roaming on a wireless infrastructure.

Extreme Networks innovative network architecture provides the resiliency, adaptability and simplicity required for a true converged network that supports voice, video and data over wired and wireless infrastructures, while providing high-performance and advanced security features.

Our comprehensive set of Ethernet switching products for enterprises and service providers includes BlackDiamond^® and Alpine^® modular switches and Summit^® fixed configuration switches that can deliver gigabit capability to the desktop, power over Ethernet and the latest advanced networking features.

In a complex networking environment where you deal with converged applications, multiple user groups, multiple device types and regulatory mandates for security, Extreme Networks gives you the ability to obtain meaningful insight into your network and gain unprecedented control over network activities.

• Core Switching Products
• Aggregation Switching Products
• Edge Switching Products

The Avaya and Extreme Networks Global Alliance was formed to deliver best-of-breed, secure, converged network solutions for enterprises. The relationship consists of providing jointly-developed product and technology solutions as well as leveraging Avaya and its business partners as the single point of accountability for complete end-to-end network design, purchase, implementation and service. Together, this powerful alliance provides customers with advanced converged networking solutions and services not available anywhere else in the market.

Extreme Networks and ShoreTel provide an easy-to-deploy, interoperable VoIP networking solution designed around Extreme Networks^® BlackDiamond series switches and EPICenter^® network management solutions, and ShoreTel ShoreGear voice switches, phones and voice applications. BlackDiamond switches deliver high levels of VoIP availability and reliability, while EPICenter creates a single view the network so that performance can be monitored and necessary configuration changes can be made quickly and easily. ShoreTel voice systems are designed to make businesses smarter, setting new standards for usability and manageability while reducing telecommunications costs. ShoreTel’s uniquely distributed architecture extends enterprise-class voice services to every office and outpost, keeping employees fully connected wherever they go.

Extreme Networks and Siemens Enterprise Networks, the leader in Real-time Communications, have allied to bring enterprise customers a flexible Voice-over-IP (VoIP) solution that meets the varying needs of organizations. Based on industry standards and Extreme Networks Open Infrastructure, Siemens HiPath portfolio of solutions offers enterprises the flexibility to choose the right VoIP migration path – from leveraging in-place PBX investments to the complete replacement of existing systems. With Siemens broad range of Real-time IP systems, IP Workpoints including the optiPoint family of phones and optiClient softclient solutions, enterprises can decide when, where and how to invest in innovative VoIP technology.

Mitel's Voice-over-IP (VoIP) solution provides an efficient, cost-effective telephony solution, with the broadest range of telephones and desktop devices in the industry while promoting improved and innovative communication. Mitel's VoIP solution links all sites with a high-speed data network, and leverages that infrastructure for a single voice network to serve all sites – with the same voice call control, voice features, functionality, and integrated applications over the IP infrastructure. With VoIP platforms designed to support organizations with 50 to 60,000 users in multiple locations and Extreme Networks high-performance infrastructure support, enterprises can take advantage of a fully integrated voice and data infrastructure.

Whether an organization pursues an evolutionary migration path that protects its existing PBX investment, or deploys an integrated IP-PBX solution, the Extreme Networks and Mitel relationship enables organizations to leverage an all-IP infrastructure and innovative desktop solutions.